Workday HCM, Payroll & Financials Integrations Consultant

Shareef Ahmad

Workday Consultant

Mail ID: ***************@*****.***

Mobile Number: +1-908-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Workday Developer with 4+ years of IT experience specializing in Workday HCM, Payroll, and Financials integrations. Proven expertise in designing, developing, and deploying Workday integrations using Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and BIRT. Strong knowledge of Workday Payroll, including configuration of deductions, pay groups, and merit plans.

Experienced in Workday Financials implementation, covering Foundational Data Modeling, Financial Accounting, Procurement, and Revenue Management. Adept at building custom reports and dashboards using Workday Report Writer, Composite Reports, and Calculated Fields.

Proficient in data migration, security configuration, and HRIS post-production support, with a track record of improving system performance and user experience. Hands-on experience in BIRT design, Adaptive Planning, and PeopleSoft HCM.

Collaborative team player with a strong analytical mindset and commitment to delivering scalable, efficient, and secure Workday solutions aligned with business goals. Functional and Technical experience in Workday Confidential in Analysis, Design, Implementation, Production Support, Administration and Security Services. Ability to converge technical skills and analysis methods to provide solutions to meet business needs.

Continuously strives to cultivate technical development skills and to adapt industry best practices.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Workday

HCM, Payroll, Financials, Adaptive Planning, Integrations (EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connector, BIRT)

HRIS & Payroll Systems

Workday Payroll, PeopleSoft HCM, Payroll Interface, Time Tracking, Absence Management

Programming & Integration Tools

HTML, XML, XSLT, SOAP, REST, Oxygen XML Editor, Exchanger XML Editor

Database & Reporting

Workday Report Writer, Composite Reports, Advanced Reports, SQL, PeopleSoft Queries

Security & Compliance

Workday Report Writer, Composite Reports, Advanced Reports, SQL, PeopleSoft Queries

Other Tools

Exchanger XML, Workday Studio, HP Quality Centre 10.0, Rational Clear Quest, Test Director, Share Point, RESTful APIs, XSLT, XML, JSON, HP ALM

Office Tools

MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Client: McKesson, Irving, TX Jul 2024 - Present

Role: Workday HCM Consultant

Responsibilities:

Led Workday HCM implementation for Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Time Tracking, Absence Management, and Recruiting modules.

Designed and optimized Workday reports and dashboards using EIB, Report Writer, and BIRT to enhance HR and Payroll analytics.

Conducted integration discovery workshops with HR, Benefits, and Payroll teams to define interface requirements and technical specifications.

Developed and supported Workday integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, and Core Connectors, ensuring seamless data flow between internal and third-party systems.

Created and maintained project documentation including Project Plans, Initiation Documents, Workday Delivery Assurance Plans, and Tenant Management Strategies.

Served as SME for Workday Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, and Compensation modules, guiding HR and IT teams through solution design and configuration.

Partnered with vendors and cross-functional teams to troubleshoot integration issues, perform data validation, and streamline payroll processes.

Managed PMO tasks during the planning and discovery phases to ensure timely project execution and deliverables alignment.

Ensured compliance with security standards by configuring Workday roles, security groups, and permission lists.

Environment: Workday HCM, Workday Financials, Report Writer, BIRT, EIB Integrations, Workday Studio, PeopleSoft, SQL, Payroll Processing, Data Mapping, Security Administration.

Client: Virtusa, Hyderabad, India May 2023 – Jun 2024

Role: Workday Payroll Consultant

Responsibilities:

Work directly with key business and IT stakeholders to confirm requirements, consider design alternatives, facilitate discussions and ultimately drive requirements sign-off.

Review requirement documents and build test scenarios to match them.

Generated Weekly defect reports, issues logs and risk analysis for senior management.

Responsible for providing QE support to Benefit Team for any enhancement in functional and integrations.

Logged defects in Bug Tracking tool (JIRA) worked with lead and functional developer to resolve teh defect and retested them.

Involved in implementation of Workday HCM like Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Advance Comp, Time Tracking and Absence Management and Recruiting

Supported BIRT Report Testing for Pay Slips.

Provide Quality Assurance for US and Canada year - end activities like validating mapping codes, creating Tax forms and reports in Workday.

Execute the full range of HRIS functions including business process configuration, security administration, report development, system updates, training, and communications.

Responsible for developing initial Project Confidential, detailed Project Plan, Project initiation documentation, etc.

Led proposal team for defining technical solution to implement Workday HR, Payroll, Finance and Supply-chain Management across 35 countries.

Overall accountability for the successful conversion and integration of data and system requirements to ensure efficient solutions across all systems and vendors.

Environment: Workday 2023R1 Workday Report Writer, Compensation, Benefits, Workday HCM RAAS, XML, Web Services, EIB, Benefits Core Connectors, Time and Absence management, BP, Security Configuration.

Client: Birla Soft, Hyderabad, India Jun 2021 – Nov 2022

Role: Workday Consultant

Responsibilities:

Developed standard, custom (Advance and Matrix) reports for reviews.

Updated JIRA ticket and implemented configuration changes to production after approval from change control board.

Strong experience in Business process configuration.

Worked as Integration consultant & handled the project from scratch with the HRIS team.

Execute the full range of HRIS functions including business process configuration, security administration, report development, system updates, training, and communications.

Participate in identifying and testing enhancement opportunities for Workday Releases

Provide guidance and support knowledge transfer activities with HR staff

Assist with the execution of system changes (updates, integrations, new configurations) and participate in all aspects of system testing.

Experience in configuring Workday BP (Business Process) and security settings to ensure role-based access and compliance.

Created various Benefit, Payroll, HCM, and Finance integrations using Workday Connectors like CCW, PICOF, PECI, ADP Connectors, Banking connectors, Finance connectors, and CCBs.

Leveraged Workday Report Writer to extract, analyze, and present HR data efficiently.

Oversee daily administration of Workday to include best practice of system setup; oversee correction work when required with related action, and drive consistent practice

Act as a Workday Security/ Setup administrator

Work cross-functionally with team members to ensure all business needs and objectives are considered and satisfied

Provide input in the configuration of Workday to serve as the technology foundation for a successful and responsive HR department

Provided day-to-day support for Workday HCM, including issue resolution for integrations, security, and reporting.

Environment: Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Workday Cloud Connect, Data Mapping, Integration Testing, Payroll and Benefits Integration, Process Optimization, Security Configuration, Data Synchronizationn

EDUCATION:

Master's in Business Analytics at Sacred Heart University

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